Transition metal-catalyzed production of alcohol and carbonyl compounds from hydrocarbons

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12017970-B2
Application number	US-202318459534-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2023
Priority date	Sep 14, 2020
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

Processes for converting a hydrocarbon reactant into an alcohol compound and/or a carbonyl compound are disclosed in which the hydrocarbon reactant and a supported transition metal catalyst—containing molybdenum, tungsten, or vanadium—are irradiated with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum, optionally in an oxidizing atmosphere, to form a reduced transition metal catalyst, followed by hydrolyzing the reduced transition metal catalyst to form a reaction product containing the alcohol compound and/or the carbonyl compound.

First claim

We claim:

1. A supported transition metal catalyst comprising:
a silica-coated alumina having a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:5 to 5:1; and
from 0.01 to 50 wt. % of a transition metal comprising molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, or a combination thereof, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

2. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein:
the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.2 to 10 wt. % of the transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

3. The catalyst of claim 1 , wherein the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 15 wt. % of the transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

4. The catalyst of claim 3 , wherein the weight ratio of alumina to silica is from 1:3 to 3:1.

5. The catalyst of claim 3 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

6. The catalyst of claim 3 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

7. The catalyst of claim 3 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

8. The catalyst of claim 3 , wherein the weight ratio of alumina to silica is from 1:1 to 3:1.

9. The catalyst of claim 8 , wherein the transition metal comprises molybdenum.

10. The catalyst of claim 8 , wherein the transition metal comprises tungsten.

11. The catalyst of claim 8 , wherein the transition metal comprises vanadium.

12. The catalyst of claim 3 , wherein the weight ratio of alumina to silica is from 1.2:1 to 1.8:1.

13. A supported transition metal catalyst comprising:
a silica-coated alumina; and
from 0.01 to 50 wt. % of a transition metal comprising vanadium, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

14. The catalyst of claim 13 , wherein the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:5 to 5:1.

15. The catalyst of claim 13 , wherein the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:3 to 3:1.

16. The catalyst of claim 13 , wherein the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.2 to 10 wt. % of the transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst.

17. The catalyst of claim 16 , wherein the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:5 to 5:1.

18. The catalyst of claim 16 , wherein the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:1 to 3:1.

19. The catalyst of claim 16 , wherein the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1.2:1 to 1.8:1.

20. The catalyst of claim 13 , wherein:
the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of the transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst; and
the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:5 to 5:1.

21. The catalyst of claim 20 , wherein the weight ratio of alumina to silica is from 1:3 to 3:1.

22. The catalyst of claim 13 , wherein:
the supported transition metal catalyst comprises from 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % of the transition metal, based on the weight of the supported transition metal catalyst; and
the silica-coated alumina has a weight ratio of alumina to silica from 1:5 to 5:1.

23. The catalyst of claim 22 , wherein the weight ratio of alumina to silica is from 1:1 to 3:1.

24. The catalyst of claim 22 , wherein the weight ratio of alumina to silica is from 1.2:1 to 1.8:1.

Assignees

• Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Lp

Inventors

• Monwar Masud M
• Barr Jared
• Cruz Carlos A
• Clear Kathy S
• Mcdaniel Max P
• Ellis William C

Classifications

• B01J37/34

  Irradiation by, or application of, electric, magnetic or wave energy, e.g. ultrasonic waves {; Ionic sputtering; Flame or plasma spraying; Particle radiation} · CPC title

• B01J37/16

  Reducing · CPC title

• C07C51/16

  by oxidation (C07C51/145 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C07C45/27

  by oxidation (with ozone C07C45/40) · CPC title

• C07C29/48

  by oxidation reactions with formation of hydroxy groups · CPC title